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The Birds is a 1963 American natural horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Pictures.Loosely based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, it focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California, over the course of a few days.
The Birds: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren. A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
- Alfred Hitchcock
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Apr 12, 2024 · The Birds is a 1963 horror movie by Alfred Hitchcock about unexplained bird attacks on humans. The ending is left open to interpretation, but Hitchcock suggested it was nature's vengeance for humanity's disrespect of nature.
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The Birds, American thriller film, released in 1963, that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and centres on a small northern California coastal town that is inexplicably attacked and rendered helpless by massive flocks of aggressive birds. (Read Alfred Hitchcock’s 1965 Britannica essay on film production.)
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On its surface, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds narrates a tale of unexplained, violent attacks by birds in the tranquil setting of Bodega Bay, a picturesque coastal town. In this comforting northern California setting, nature’s whims, our society’s delicate balance, and a complex web of human connections all collide.
A wealthy socialite visits a lawyer in a small town and witnesses a series of bird attacks. The film follows her and the locals as they try to survive and find out the cause of the phenomenon.
Proving once again that build-up is the key to suspense, Alfred Hitchcock successfully turned birds into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history. Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren ...
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- Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
- PG-13
